When Mark Twain Tried to Start a Publishing Company (and Epically Failed)

When Mark Twain Tried to Start a Publishing Company (and Epically Failed)

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Melissa Febos on <em>Frankenstein</em>, Elissa Washuta, and <em>The Velveteen Rabbit</em>

Melissa Febos on Frankenstein, Elissa Washuta, and The Velveteen Rabbit

Rapid-fire Book Recs From the Author of Body Work

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The Many Forms of Love in <em>Pachinko</em>

The Many Forms of Love in Pachinko

Juhea Kim on the Series Adaptation of Min Jin Lee's Bestselling Novel

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Toward a Literature of Sign Language

Toward a Literature of Sign Language

Ross Showalter on ASL, Translation, and Deaf Culture

By Ross Showalter | March 18, 2022

Writing Lessons from Author-Seductress Extraordinaire Catherine Tramell

Writing Lessons from Author-Seductress Extraordinaire Catherine Tramell

As Basic Instinct Turns 30, Blake Turck Celebrates an Unlikely Inspiration

By Blake Turck | March 18, 2022

Why Romance Needs Its Tropes: A Defense

Why Romance Needs Its Tropes: A Defense

India Holton on the Joy and Universality of an Oft-Derided Genre Staple

By India Holton | March 18, 2022

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What Do We Mean When We Call a Character a “Monster”?

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For Jess Zimmerman, One Reader’s Villain is Another’s Hero

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Just How Much is Jane Austen a Precursor to <em>Bridgerton</em>?

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Robert Morrison on Race, Sex, and Violence in the Regency Era

By Robert Morrison | March 17, 2022

Hillary Jordan and Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan on the Freedom of Writing Anonymously

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The Editors of Anonymous Sex Join the Book Dreams Podcast

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WATCH: NoViolet Bulawayo in Conversation with Novuyo Tshuma

WATCH: NoViolet Bulawayo in Conversation with Novuyo Tshuma

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The Life and Death of a Cutting Edge Literary Journal, c. 1989

The Life and Death of a Cutting Edge Literary Journal, c. 1989

Kurt Hollander on Publishing The Portable Lower East Side

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14 Contemporary Artists on How Reading Influences Their Work

14 Contemporary Artists on How Reading Influences Their Work

“Words are what culled my inner artist from the dead.”

By Literary Hub | March 16, 2022

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